# Kumai Forest Village, Gorubathan, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Gorubathan, Darjiling 

# Kumai Forest

Kumai Forest is a village in Gorubathan sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 272 households**, the 15th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 272households
- 82.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kumai Forest

Of every 100 households in Kumai Forest in 2011, 78 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kumai Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****18%**

**47%

Television ****35%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kumai Forest?

■ Kumai Forest · ■ Gorubathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**920

Working population ****53.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 74.4% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 620 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 51 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gorubathan

- Nim Khasmahal1,764 people
- Darjiling Hilldoars Tea Garden1,627 people
- Samabiyong Tea Garden1,608 people
- Kumai Khasmahal1,590 people
- Mal Khasmahal1,322 people
- Ambeok Tea Garden1,297 people
- Sakam Forest1,158 people
- Mal Forest1,024 people

[All 38 villages in Gorubathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/gorubathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kumai Forest?1,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumai Forest in?Darjiling district (Gorubathan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kumai Forest?82.4% (Census 2011)